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Originally Posted by Piwoslaw
[*]You can easily connect the buffer loop to the car's coolant loop, without getting air bubbles in,[*]You use a heat pump to suck the heat from the engine, bringing it down to ambient temperature, then reverse it to pump heat back from the buffer before the next drive.[/LIST]If only every house/car was designed for this...
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hydraulic hose quick connections have valves on both halves that don't open until after the seals are mated, they can also handle the pressure and I'm pretty sure the heat as hydraulics tend to get hot with heavy use.
I like the idea of the heat pump as you would then be able to cool the engine another 50F in the winter, or even in the summer! no reason not to cool it all until it's cold, but of course this would add more complexity to the system, my first idea seems like it could be built for $150 or so if you built your own heat exchanger and find a used pump.